“When and where was the proposal?” I read out the first question on the paper just minutes after the lawyer left. I glanced up at Aziel, to know if he had paid attention to me and if he was also thinking about the answer to the question. “How do we answer that?” I asked Aziel. “Because if I were to answer this honestly, I’d say you never proposed to me. You only gave me a ring on our way to your parent's house and asked me to put it on to see if it fits. And I bet that answer would be the easiest way for the application to get disapproved.” “Then we have to come up with something else. If you’re hoping to answer the questions truthfully then you wouldn’t get what you want.” He said without looking at me. “Hmm, do you have any suggestions?” I asked while trying to think of the most believable way Aziel could have proposed to me. “No. But we could say I proposed to you after finding out that you were pregnant with our child.” He glanced up from his iPad screen to look at me. “Um, I
I couldn't wait till dawn break. I was so excited about going on a yacht that I couldn't sleep. The excitement I felt was like that of a five-year-old kid on Christmas Eve. Aziel on the other hand was sleeping so peacefully with his arm slung around my waist. I could feel him breathe on my hair. I noticed that we were no longer in the position we had fallen asleep in, we were now much closer. The pillows I had put between us last night to divide the bed were no longer there, they were now behind me which only meant that I had been the one to cross over them and I was sleeping on Aziel's side of the bed. I should have taken his arm off my body, I should have moved back to my side of the bed, I should have but I didn't. I didn't because somehow I liked how close he was to me, I liked the way his arm felt around my body and how his body heat kept me warm in ways that I couldn't explain. I liked the smell of his cologne, aftershave, and a scent unique to him. And so that's why I didn't
I gazed at Aziel over my glass as I sip on my nonalcoholic wine. And I thought he was the most gorgeous person I’d ever seen at that moment. I was quite aware that he was watching me. And for the first time, it didn’t make me feel uncomfortable. I slipped a grape between my lips, smiling coyly as my teeth crush the skin, exploding the juices into my mouth. I then reached for a strawberry and he deliberately snatched it just as my fingertip touched the ripened fruit. He grinned as he took a large bite. I pouted slightly at him and he smiled affectionately and fed me the rest. My eyes smiled back at him.We continued on. Refilling our wine glasses and eating slowly. Just enough to enjoy the taste and savory of the wine. Neither of us spoke a word. Time stood still. It felt like it had just stopped for yd. An eternity to enjoy each other’s company. He watching me. Me being watched. Anyone who saw wouldn’t have a doubt in mind that our marriage wasn’t as it seemed. We looked like we wer
Aziel pushed me backward till I was backed up against a rail. With his hands moving from my waist to hold my face, he deepened the kiss. He suddenly bit my bottom lip, I gasped at that and he took that opportunity to invade my mouth with his tongue. I didn't need to be told what to do next. I brushed my tongue with his and he let out a low groan that I found so hot for some weird reason. He sucked on my bottom lip, and my eyes would have rolled back into my skull if my eyes hadn’t been closed. One of his hands moved to get tangled in my hair, the other on my waist pulling me close to him. My fingers were buried in his soft silky black hair, pulling on it lightly. Aziel sucked on my tongue and I thought I was gonna collapse right there and then. If I hadn't had the railings behind me as a support, I probably would have. My heart was beating faster than I'd ever heard it. It was pounding so hard that I feared it would explode. I pulled him back with his hair. I needed to breathe. I
The soft sound of the ocean waves woke me up.I opened my eyes and picked up my phone to check the time. It was almost seven am. I unlocked it and then replied to all the messages I received over the night. I'd got three from Alex which was her basically asking me what the yacht ride was like and that I should send more pictures of myself on the yacht. Two were from my younger sister (she had texted it from my mom's phone). The messages were just about her keeping me updated on everyone at home and how they needed money for her and my other siblings' tuition fees and how my mom's restaurant wasn't doing well because there isn't enough money to get the necessary ingredients for the dishes. I replied back with a promise to send her money later in the day. I was yet to receive the half payment as agreed by our contract from Aziel. And I'd been meaning to ask him about it since our wedding day, I'd just been holding out to see if he would bring it up first. I decided that I was going t
Aziel walked out of the bathroom with a towel tied around his waist, loosely. The more I stared at it the more I feared that it would fall. The towel was so low on his waist that I could see the v-line just below his abs. I found myself gawking at the happy trail that went from his belly button down into his towel and…and. My eyes slowly glanced up from his waist up to his abs and chiseled chest. It wasn’t until my eyes met his that I realized what I’d just done and the magnitude of it. My eyes widened when I realized that I’d been caught red-handed staring at him, by him. He had a knowing look in his eyes and a sly smirk played on his lips and that made my skin flush in an instant. “Um, s-so-sorry. I didn’t mean to…” I apologized looking away quickly as my eyes tried to find something else to settle on. “You look beautiful.” He said and I glanced at him momentarily.“If you keep complimenting me like that, I might get used to it.” I said with a coy smile on my lips, trying so hard
I swallowed hard, making sure my eyes didn't meet his. My ears were red and I had to stop myself from dashing out of the room from embarrassment.I mean why did he ask if he could kiss me if he was just going to pull back halfway? Why did he get so close when he wasn't going to kiss me? Why did he suddenly realize that I had something to say? Why did it have to be at that moment? For some reason unbeknownst to me, I felt a pang of disappointment from deep within me. I tried as much as possible not to let the disappointment I felt show on my face but with the way he was staring intently at me, I wouldn’t be surprised if he could tell. I let out a small breath and nodded my head slowly, answering his question. "Yeah, I do." I said while making eye contact. It was hard to hold it especially 'cause he was so close, I could literally smell him and his lips were just at eye level. It didn’t help that he was wearing close to nothing too. I mean I was sure he was stark naked under that tow
There was a moment of silence and although Aziel’s expression gave nothing about his opposition, his silence was loud enough. “I-I mean five days?” I stuttered a bit silently hoping he wouldn’t oppose it again. I waited, waited for him to say yes and that we could stay on the island for five days but after a few moments I realized that that time may never come. I didn’t have to hear him say him out loud before knowing that he thought five days was too much for our honeymoon. Tch, didn’t he just say I could stay for as long as I wanted? Perhaps he meant in hours of the day and not days. But, isn’t your honeymoon supposed to be at least a week long? Did it matter if the marriage wasn’t real or not? Shouldn’t he use this opportunity to take as much time as needed away from work? So much for saying I didn’t have to worry about him returning to the office. I fought the urge to roll my eyes and just nodded instead. Pretending like his silent refusal hadn’t hurt a bit. “Um…I think I
Many weeks have passed and my relationship with Aziel has deteriorated drastically that even our children noticed and it wouldn’t have been that way if I hadn’t entertained Dylan or given a second thought to any of the things he told me. Although I didn’t admit that Aurora was his child, I became less hostile towards him and would even go on coffee dates with him under Aziel’s permission of course. As I started to get closer to Dylan, Aziel and I drifted apart. He indulged more in work and would only speak to me when necessary. He reminded me a lot of his old self, the Aziel I’d had a contract wedding with. Although Aziel never said it out loud, I knew he wasn’t happy with me seeing Dylan. He had told me to do whatever made me happy and it hurt to see that my actions made him less happy. The other day, Reon had asked me why Aziel rarely ate breakfast with us and I’d come up with an excuse about how he had to be at the office before everyone else but I knew it was only about time bef
I left the office late that night around past 9 pm because I was determined to sort out every pending work on my desk. I ended up being the last person to leave the office ‘cause I’d quickly dismissed everyone else in the afternoon. As I walked towards my car parked in the company garage, felt a presence behind me. I didn’t want to know if I’d imagined it or not, I didn’t turn back and instead picked up my pace and hurried over to my car. The person behind me was closing in on me and my heart raced ever faster. Why did I have to park my car so far into the garage? Who was this person following me and what did they want? I could hear the sole of their shoes hitting against the ground. I was walking so fast that I was almost running. I was really scared and thought about calling Aziel but I doubted he would have been able to do anything from where he was. When my car came in sight, I quickly fished out my car key from my purse and pushed the unlock button. I arrived at my car and just
“Aziel.” I said in a small voice, unable to look at him. I couldn’t even deny what he had said because I wasn’t sure if it was the truth or not. I didn’t know if I still had feelings for Dylan or not. I mean my body reacted to him like it had always been but still, that wasn’t enough to conclude that I had feelings for him. It’s been years since I last saw him so it could have just been a one time reaction. “Are you still unable to stop loving him after all these years with me? Are you ever going to stop loving him?” Aziel had never once asked me questions like that. Gone was the usual blank expression on his face, he looked hurt and he wasn’t afraid to let me know that. I felt a dull pang in my chest as I looked at him. He loved me, he’d always made me know that before we got married again (‘cause we had another wedding, a real one this time where my family attended). Although he might not say it often, but he’s told me he loved me before and not once have I ever said it back. “Azi
In the blink of an eye, I comported myself, standing tall with my head held up high even though my heart was thrashing so hard in my ribcage. I held his burning gaze for three seconds before blinking and walking away. As I walked past him, I caught a sniff of his scent. I shut my eyes close and held my breath, preventing myself from perceiving him 'cause his scent was beginning to stir up memories that I had locked for years, memories I had no interest in revisiting. "Wait!" He suddenly said, authoritatively might I add, and unknowingly, I stopped. I stopped. Why did I stop? Why can't I move my legs? I urged my legs to move but they didn't, they couldn't. It almost felt as if I had no control over them and he did the controlling. Like I was a puppet and his voice was just enough to control me. I felt irritated and embarrassed that I waited like he wanted. That even after all these years, his voice still elicited this unexplainable feeling in me. "You are still married..." He s
FIVE YEARS LATER"Mommy!" Reina cried out from somewhere in the house. I could hear the faint knocks on the bathroom door as she knocked on the door with her small hands. "Mommy! Let me in." She cried out again. I quickly rinsed off the soap lather on my face and looked through the glass shower to see that she had managed to let herself in. "What is it, honey? Mommy is taking a shower." She pointed outside the wide-opened bathroom door, her lips were curled downwards and her eyebrows knitted together. "Reon said his dress is prettier than mine! Mommy tell him it's not true! I have the prettiest dress, it's pink and gwOUrgeous and has a cute bow, his is just black and ugly." She stuck out her tongue in distaste. "And he's calling my dress ugly and-and Aurora isn’t taking my side...Mommy come tell him my dress is prettier! I'm prettier, my hair is prettier, my face prettier and he's just jealous of all this beautifulness...Mommy! be fast!" She whined before flailing her arms out in
“Are you going to say something?” I said after a long moment of silence. I hated that I was standing there, crying and on the verge of losing my mind while he looked as calm as the sea as if he hadn’t heard what I’d said. “I—don’t know what to say.” I had been wrong when I’d said he looked as calm as the sea. Yes his expression was calm, completely unfazed by what I’d just said but his voice on the other hand was different. I don’t think there was ever a time I’d heard Aziel sound so confused. He could have hid it with his expression but his voice gave it away that he was thrown off balance by the news. “I mean you’re pregnant that means…I’m going to be a father again. What I don’t understand is why you’re crying? I don’t know what you were thinking but I’m not like that douche. The child is mine and I’m going to assume full responsibility.” I shook my head and the tears in my eyes dropped. “I’m not having this child. I’m not. Not when I was finally getting my life together. How co
Aziel had barely stepped out of the house after receiving an urgent call from work when Athena started to bombard me with questions. “Why did your boss hug you like that? Why was he looking at you like that?” She had a skeptical look in her eyes. “What do you mean? He wasn’t looking at me in any way he shouldn’t be.” I said and tried to change the topic by asking if they wanted me to make breakfast for them but I should have known it wouldn’t be as easy as that. If I hadn’t forgotten that she and my mom would be watching us, I wouldn’t have hugged him or done anything that would make me suspicious. “Of course, he was weirdly looking at you.” She glanced at my mom as if asking for backup. “Isn’t he supposed to be your boss?” “And he is.” “So why did it seem like there’s something more between you two? Why did he look at you as if…as if he was in love with you?” If I’d been drinking something at that moment, I would have sputtered it everywhere. Aziel, in love with me? I wanted to
I woke up the next morning with my head in Aziel's chest. I glanced up at him to see that he was still sleeping very peacefully and I thought he looked cute when he was sleeping. Memories of what we did the previous night came back rushing in and then I felt a slight soreness between my legs. I couldn't help but smile at the thought that Aziel and I had finally done the deed after almost two years. I raised my head from his chest and placed a soft kiss on his chest. Our bodies were covered with the comforter so I raised it slightly to peek in it. I smiled when I realized that we were both still fully naked and that just means that we really had sex. I let my hand wander across his smooth muscular chest before gently moving downward and under the comforter till my hand was holding his flaccid member. As I slowly started to stroke him, I felt him getting harder and bigger in my hand. I found it fascinating that although he was still very deep in sleep, his member wasn't. I pulled the
Many months passed by and it was finally my twenty second birthday. I woke up that morning, extremely excited about my birthday. I’d received loads of wishes at midnight from my college friends, Theo and Alex. And although I appreciated that they all remembered my birthday but the one person I wanted to remember my birthday didn’t seem to remember. It had been that way for my twenty first birthday too, Aziel had forgotten about my birthday too. Theo had been the one to tell Aziel on the night of my birthday that it was my birthday. And although he had apologized then and got me a car the next day as a gift, I couldn’t help but think the same was going to happen that day. As I walked out of my room to the living room, I realized that Aziel had left for work. I frown appeared on my face as I realized that he had forgotten it was my birthday again. He didn’t think to wish me before he left or even send me a birthday message if he was running late. I shook my head and patted my cheeks w